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Nqweba meteorite | Search for fragments continues

GQERBERHA - Scientists and enthusiasts continue to search for the fragments of a meteorite that exploded in the skies over the town of Nqweba in the Eastern Cape.

READ: Nqweba Meteorite | Scientists probing exact origin of space rock

It soon emerged that a permit was needed before collecting the fragments.

A team of scientists is currently studying a piece of the meteorite, provisionally named Nqweba.

Professor Roger Gibson, from the Wits School of Geosciences discussed this with eNCA. 

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